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Unnecessary Drama

Unnecessary Drama 1

by Nina Kenwood
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Publication Date: 05/10/2022
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Fall in love with this feel-good romance about the first messy, chaotic steps into adulthood, from the author of It Sounded Better in My Head

From the author of the much-loved It Sounded Better It My Head comes a deliciously entertaining new rom-com, set in a run-down student share house in Melbourne.

Eighteen-year-old Brooke is the kind of friend who not only remembers everyone's birthdays, but also organises the group present, pays for it, and politely chases others for their share. She's the helper, the doer, the guarder-of-drinks, the minder-of-bags, the maker-of-spreadsheets. She's the responsible one who always follows the rules-and she plans to keep it that way during her first year of university.

Her new share house only has one rule- 'no unnecessary drama'. Which means no fights, tension, or romance between housemates. When one of her housemates turns out to be Jesse, her high-school nemesis, Brooke is nervously confident she can handle it. They'll simply silently endure living together and stay out of each other's way. But it turns out Jesse isn't so easy to ignore...

Channelling the screwball comedy of New Girl with an enemies-to-lovers twist, Unnecessary Drama is a joyful story about leaving home, dealing with the unexpected complications of life, and somehow finding exactly what you need.

ISBN:
9781922458896
9781922458896
Category:
General fiction (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
05-10-2022
Language:
English
Publisher:
Text Publishing Company
Country of origin:
Australia
Pages:
320
Dimensions (mm):
198x128x25mm
Weight:
0.4kg
Nina Kenwood

Nina Kenwood won the Text Prize for her debut YA novel, It Sounded Better in My Head, which went on to be published in six languages, was a finalist for the American Library Association’s William C Morris Award, as well as being shortlisted for several Australian awards.

Her second book, Unnecessary Drama, continued her success both in Australia and overseas. The Wedding Forecast is Nina’s first novel for adults.

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Unnecessary Drama is the second novel by Australian author, Nina Kenwood. Eighteen-year-old Brooke Williams has left her hometown to attend university in Melbourne. She’s a little anxious about the housemates she’ll be sharing with, but she’s super-organised and is confident they can establish a set of rules to ensure a harmonious existence (she can print and laminate them, have them spiral bound).

The house turns out to be a bit dilapidated, but she can cope with that, and she’s sure she and Harper will soon be firm friends, but their other housemate is a shock: unknown Jeremy turns out to be Jesse, her close friend at high school until an unforgivably humiliating incident in Year Eight that broke their bond. But she refuses to be driven out by his presence: they’ll just have to agree to quietly ignore one another.

That sort of works for a while, but it’s not easy to be barely civil to someone after they drive you to A&E and wait with you for hours: it seems Jesse has actually turned into quite a nice guy. And then there’s the situation in a pub with the last ex-boyfriend that requires a fake boyfriend to save face: Jesse volunteers, and maybe they’re not quite acting?

Kenwood’s protagonist is instantly loveable for her earnest good intentions and her guilelessness. The gradual revelation of her back story explains why she sees herself as the boring, responsible protector to her older sister, the wild reckless fun one, and why she doesn’t drink: “Being drunk would be messy, dangerous, out of control. My worst self might come out.”

She recognises that “I’m uptight, I’m controlling, I’m anxious, I worry about things too much, I’m not “fun”, although she’s probably way too hard on herself, but “being in control of myself is the most important factor to me feeling okay.” Brooke’s perspective is sometimes uniquely insightful: “And when you’re holding a party, and you need to invite people to said party and be sure they actually show up in person, it’s like a friendship exam.”

Brooke’s inner monologue and behaviour will resonate with any reader who admits to a tendency towards OCD even as it offers plenty of laugh-out-loud moments: the blind-date scene is absolutely hilarious. Reading this novel in the quiet carriage on public transport should probably be avoided; ditto eating or drinking whilst reading.

Readers in the mood for a funny feel-good Aussie romance that might also require the tissues, but promises a happy ending, will find that Kenwood’s second novel ticks all the boxes. Very entertaining!
This unbiased review is from an uncorrected proof copy provided by NetGalley and Text Publishing.

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